Alfred Health hospital network in Victoria has integrated and digitized cancer patient health records into Oracle’s cancer EHR solution.
WHY IT MATTERS
Alfred Health sees significant value in Oracle Oncology in helping to streamline pharmacy processes, with order information pushed directly from the EHR into the pharmacy management system. It also creates barcodes for each treatment, allowing nurses to easily check that prescriptions are going to the right patient and at the right dose.
“Fully digitizing and making cancer treatment information easily available in our electronic health record (EHR) helps guide patients’ overall treatment plans more effectively,” said Erica Tong, Alfred Health’s director of pharmaceutical information.
Additionally, Oracle Oncology facilitates access to clinical trial opportunities and enables tracking of trial participants’ progress.
THE BIGGER TREND
The hospital network has improved the efficiency of its pharmacy processes. The hospital has entered electronic prescriptions into the EHR system, in barcoded form, and presented to the community pharmacy for dispensing.
Alfred Health has also integrated with Oracle EHR to access a national real-time prescription monitoring system, Safescript. This feature allows clinicians to view the prescription history of patients who are showing signs of drug addiction.
Furthermore, it is one of the first hospitals in the country to connect digital immunization records from its EHR to a national registry. Australian Immunization Register.
In other related news, Northern Health, also based in Victoria, is the latest in the region to move to digital health records, powered by Oracle EMR. The Royal Flying Doctor Service has also moved to Oracle’s cloud-based EMR system to enable near real-time sharing of vital patient medical information.
